The Lost Precursor to Atlas Shrugged

A story treatment Ayn Rand developed at age 18 became the source for plot elements in her magnum opus.

Sep 2 • 

Brandon Lisi

16

August 2025

Finding Morality and Happiness Without God

Reason is how we deal with reality. A proper approach to morality is guided by reason and will teach us to hold our own happiness as our most sacred…

Aug 27 • 

Ayn Rand Institute

12

2

Our Moral Code Is Out of Date

Just as religion is not our source of scientific knowledge, it should not be the source of our ethical knowledge

Aug 20 • 

Ayn Rand Institute

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Yaron Brook

23

2

July 2025

The Dark Form of Control Even Anti-Abortion ‘Moderates’ Want

A medieval anti-sex attitude explains the bizarre inconsistencies in the anti-abortion policy world.

Jul 23 • 

Ben Bayer

22

28

How Epic Games Is Looting the Store That Apple Visionaries Built

When “informed choice” means forcing Apple to advertise its rivals, something’s upside-down. The court just handed the keys to Apple’s Platform to Epic…

Jul 16 • 

Marek Michulka

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Robertas Bakula

16

2

June 2025

“Just War Theory” vs. American Self-Defense

Written by Yaron Brook and Alex Epstein

Jun 26

14

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How Cinema Saved Ayn Rand's Life — and Sparked Her Career

Archival evidence showcases how movies concretized Rand's moral and artistic ideals.

Jun 25 • 

Brandon Lisi

16

2

Freedom to Launch: How Deregulation Created a Space Renaissance

Space travel stalled for decades, but now private enterprise is proving that freedom is rocket fuel for progress.

Jun 18 • 

Mike Mazza

23

2

Trump vs. Harvard: Intellectual Freedom in the Crosshairs

Both Trump's pressure and the status quo of federal funding infringe on intellectual freedom.

Jun 14

12

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Immigration Regulations Strangle American Businesses

American businesses are not free to hire the employees they want.

Jun 11

17

May 2025

Ayn Rand on the ‘Philosophical Collapse’ Behind the Vietnam War, Fifty Years Later

Ayn Rand saw the morality of altruism as the cause of the disaster of the Vietnam War.

May 28 • 

Brandon Lisi

14

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Ayn Rand on Free Trade, the 'Essence of Capitalism’s Foreign Policy'

Capitalism protects an individual’s right to be free from tariffs and military aggression.

May 21 • 

Ben Bayer

18